1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health information technology; adding to the requirements of the 
1.3 	Health Information Technology and Infrastructure Advisory Committee;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62J.495, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62J.495, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; members; duties. (a) The commissioner shall 
1.8 	establish a Health Information Technology and Infrastructure Advisory Committee 
1.9 	governed by section 15.059 to advise the commissioner on the following matters:
1.10 	(1) assessment of the use of health information technology by the state, licensed 
1.11 	health care providers and facilities, and local public health agencies;
1.12 	(2) recommendations for implementing a statewide interoperable health information 
1.13 	infrastructure, to include estimates of necessary resources, and for determining standards 
1.14 	for administrative data exchange, clinical support programs, patient privacy requirements, 
1.15 	and maintenance of the security and confidentiality of individual patient data; and
1.16 	(3) recommendations for encouraging use of innovative health care applications 
1.17 	using information technology and systems to improve patient care and reduce the cost 
1.18 	of care, including applications relating to disease management and personal health 
1.19 	management that enable remote monitoring of patients' conditions, especially those with 
1.20 	chronic conditions; and 
1.21 	(4) other related issues as requested by the commissioner.
1.22 	(b) The members of the Health Information Technology and Infrastructure Advisory 
1.23 	Committee shall include the commissioners, or commissioners' designees, of health, 
1.24 	human services, administration, and commerce and additional members to be appointed 
2.1 	by the commissioner to include persons representing Minnesota's local public health 
2.2 	agencies, licensed hospitals and other licensed facilities and providers, private purchasers, 
2.3 	the medical and nursing professions, health insurers and health plans, the state quality 
2.4 	improvement organization, academic and research institutions, consumer advisory 
2.5 	organizations with an interest and expertise in health information technology, and other 
2.6 	stakeholders as identified by the Health Information Technology and Infrastructure 
2.7 	Advisory Committee.